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About Kulagar Village

Kulagar is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 225, made up of 95 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,368 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kulagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kulagar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246428
Area (hectares) 121.67 hectares
Population 225
Male Population 95
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,368
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kulagar compares

By the 2011 count Kulagar is the 109th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 121.67 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Kulagar

Kulagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kulagar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kulagar from other places

Kulagar lies about 33 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 83 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kulagar
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 7.3 km
District headquarters Chamoli 33 km
Nearest town Pauri 54 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 83 km

Villages closest to Kulagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gairsain tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kulagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kulagar village had a population of 225. That makes it the 109th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Kulagar village has 95 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kulagar has about 1368 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Kulagar is 246428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kulagar covers 121.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kulagar falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kulagar is Ramnagar, about 83 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kulagar.

Kulagar is about 33 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kulagar is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 7.3 km away. Chamoli is about 33 km away. Pauri is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bair Bagar (under 2 km), Haragarh (under 2 km) and Pala Bagar (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kulagar today is likely to be higher.

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